My name is Eneida Alcalde and as Center for Inspired Teaching's Development Associate, I'm responsible for participating and coordinating all fundraising efforts as part of the dynamic Inspired Teaching development team. One of my most important FUNdraising responsibilities involves researching potential funding sources for Inspired Teaching's school partnerships, workshops, seminars, and ongoing programs. While on this quest, I often come across opportunities for students, teachers, and schools. And – now that we have a bonafide blog – every Friday I will update you with funding opportunities for you and your students (and your schools!)
I'll post information on potential scholarships, grants, awards, in-kind donations, and many more opportunities every FUNdraising Friday! If you have any comments, please do not hesitate to post these on our blog.
~ Eneida
Opportunities for Students
• Footlocker Foundation Scholarship
Award Amount: $5,000
Deadline: April 1, 2007
The Foot Locker Foundation provides support for educational and sports programs across the country that equip children and young adults with the necessary tools to achieve their goals and be successful in life.
Continuing in its efforts to serve in the community, Foot Locker Foundation, Inc. has partnered with UNCF to fund this scholarship program for high school seniors or students attending or planning to attend a UNCF member college or university during the fall of 2007.
• Full scholarship for a single mom; housing provided for mom and up to 2 kids
The Sister Thea Bowman Foundation has four scholarships for African-American single mothers and their children to attend the College of St. Mary in Omaha, Nebraska. The Foundation will grant $30,000.00 over a period of fours years to the College of St. Mary on behalf of each student. In return the College of St. Mary will match the grant with an additional $24,000.00.
To learn more, please contact Mary Lou Jennings Executive Director of the Sister Thea Bowman Foundation at marylouj11@aol.com.
• Tu Voz My Venture Contest
Youth Venture, the partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and MTV Tr3s Voces, challenges youth to take action by forming teams to conceptualize and implement projects aimed at encouraging Latinos to graduate from high school and prepare for college and careers. Teams of two or more youth, ages 13-20, are selected every week through June 29, 2007. Awards up to $1,000 are available. In addition, the top five teams will receive scholarships of up to $5,000 to be divided among the team members. For further information visit Youth Venture.
• Southwest Airlines Adopt-A-Pilot Program
The Southwest Airlines Adopt-A-Pilot program is a four-week program that packs math, science, geography, history and creative writing into a sky-high educational adventure for hundreds of classrooms across the nation.
Developed primarily for fifth-grade classes, the program unites students with Southwest Pilots to explore math, science and more. For four weeks, students track their adopted Pilot’s journey and complete curriculum developed in cooperation with the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, the National Association of Teachers of Math and Science, and other education specialists. Students apply these subjects to aviation activities, made meaningful by their interaction with a real Pilot.
• Young Heroes Award
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes honors young people between the ages of 8 and 18 who have shown leadership and courage in public service to people and our planet. Past awards focused on young people helping their communities, fellow beings, and protecting the health and sustainability of the environment. Approximately, 10 awards up to $2,000 are available. The deadline to submit nominations is April 30, 2007. For further information, go to the Gloria Barron Prize website.
Opportunities for Teachers
• Outstanding Special Education Teacher Award from the National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
Description: This award is bestowed on special education teachers who have demonstrated outstanding achievement as a teacher in the field of special education. It recognizes and rewards the special skills and excellence of special education teachers throughout the United States.
Eligibility: A candidate for the NASET Outstanding Special Education Teacher Award will meet the following criteria:
- Be nominated by anyone involved in the field of special education (e.g. colleague, administrator, parent of a child with a disability, etc.)
- Be a full-time, certified or licensed, special education teacher
- Be a highly dedicated, knowledgeable and skilled teacher
- Be in at least the third year of teaching
• Turnaround Management Association Invites Entries for Butler-Cooley Excellence in Teaching Award
Entry Deadline: Tuesday, May 1, 2007
The Turnaround Management Association, an international nonprofit dedicated to corporate renewal and turnaround management, recognizes outstanding elementary and secondary teachers with the Butler-Cooley Excellence in Teaching Award.
Made possible through the John William Butler Foundation, the program honors teachers who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and skill in shaping the lives of students and the communities in which they live. The program provides cash stipends of $5,000 each to three to five public or private school teachers and travel and lodging expenses to the 2007 TMA Annual Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, October 16-19.
Opportunities for Schools
• American Psychological Foundation Invites Applications for the Pre-College Grant Program
Deadline: May 1, 2007
Request for Proposal Link
The American Psychological Foundation is a nonprofit philanthropic organization that advances the science and practice of psychology as a means of understanding behavior and promoting health, education, and human welfare.
APF is seeking proposals for programs that support the science and application of psychological science among talented high school students. More than two hundred thousand students are currently enrolled in high school psychology, and APF wants to support high-quality education in the field and to nurture the next generation of psychologists.
Up to $30,000 will be available for projects. Applicants must be educational institutions or 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, or affiliated with such an organization.
1 comment:
I was looking for schools that needed fundraising ideas, & came across this website. For being a small website, it was packed full of useful information that I can pass on to my kid's schools.
E.Gogola
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